From my years of watching the Bears at Soldier Field, it just seems like their guys tend to slip on it more often than our guys do. That's the advantage of having a funky variable at your home stadium. Our guys should be more acclimated to the turf and more able to get their footing right just because they're on it more often.

I think our offense benefits from having grass, too. Look at our current receiving corps. First off, it's plausible that Johnny Knox could've been a much better receiver on turf, where he could accelerate and utilize his speed better. I felt like he was always slipping and getting pushed around at Soldier Field. As for our current roster, though, Earl's great on the grass, and I think Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery are the type of players that can excel on it as well. They're not players who dominate with their cuts and speed. It's their size and hands that make the difference. I think DBs are going to be falling all over the place this year trying to defend them.

You make a decent point about Shea and Pep, though.